Video Game Horseplay Gets out of Hand

An 11-year-old boy could be charged with second-degree assault after a 12-year-old told Bremerton police the suspect pulled a knife while playing video games.

The incident began about noon on Aug. 3, when the suspect, the victim and another boy were playing video games at the suspect's home. The victim reported to police that the boys began wrestling and it "got a little out of hand." The suspect struck the victim on the leg with the leather part of a belt. The other boy also struck him on the back with the belt.

The suspect then went into the kitchen and got a "12-inch knife" and held it to the victim's throat, the victim told police. The suspect told the victim "he knew how to wipe prints off the knife so it would look like he did it himself," the police report said.

The victim became frightened and left the house. The other two boys pursued him as he ran home, allegedly throwing rocks at him and taunting him. When the victim got in front of his own house, the suspect and the other boy confronted him and threatened to "pull out their pocket knives and stab" the victim, the report said.

The victim then went to his neighbor's house to ask for advice. The victim told police he also went to the other boy's house and tried to explain what happened, but the boy's father didn't believe him.

The police report calls for charges of second-degree assault and harassment to be filed against the suspect. The report also calls for charges of harassment against the other boy.